Toronto Independent Film Festival

The mission of the Toronto Independent Film Festival is to screen the best of low-budget independent film from around the world. The Toronto Indie is a 10-day celebration of talented filmmakers working on shoestring budgets.

The Toronto Indie runs every September and offers a fantastic opportunity for undiscovered filmmakers to showcase their achievements in a space where all the key players of the film industry have gathered.

The Toronto Independent Film Festival is open to international films in one of the following categories:

Feature Film (budget over $250k USD),

Micro-budget Feature (budget under $250k USD),

No-Budget Feature (budget under $25k USD),

Documentary Feature,

Female Director Feature,

LGBT film,

Short Film,

Short Documentary,

Animated Short,

Experimental Short,

Short Short,

Horror / Sci-Fi Short,

Music Video.

Screenplay Award categories:

Feature Screenplay,

Sci-Fi / Horror Screenplay.

Awards

Awards in categories:

Feature Film (budget over $250k USD),

Micro-budget Feature (budget under $250k USD),

No-Budget Feature (budget under $25k USD),

Documentary Feature,

Female Director Feature,

LGBT film,

Short Film,

Short Documentary,

Animated Short,

Experimental Short,

Short Short,

Horror / Sci-Fi Short,

Music Video.

Screenplay Award categories:

Feature Screenplay,

Sci-Fi / Horror Screenplay.

Audience awards in all categories.

Rules

All films and genres made with indepdenent spirit and low budgets.

Submit your film to the Toronto Independent Film Festival via Withoutabox or FilmFreeway.